culpable
deserving blame for a fault or wrongdoing
Word origin: From Latin culpa, fault or blame.
Culpable in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing culpable in a sentence.
The court found the company culpable for the chemical spill.
The inquiry concluded that several managers were culpable for ignoring the safety reports.
Using “culpable” well
Culpable assigns blame for a fault and pairs with blameworthy and guilty. It is a step short of legally guilty in some contexts, stressing moral responsibility rather than a verdict.
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